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NeoOffice

Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:03:37 -0600

NeoOffice the main development project for making OpenOffice.org to run natively on MacOS X. It is a free software port of OpenOffice.org to the MacOS X platform.visit NeoOffice

PipeAlert

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:53:38 -0700

PipeAlert is a utility that reads data from a Unix pipe and displays it in a regular Aqua window. The usefulness of such an application might not be obvious immediately, but it can be quite handy indeed, especially if used in conjunction with cronjobs. Of course there are other ways to accomplish the very same task, but none of them is as elegant as using PipeAlert.visit PipeAlert

Pashua

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:50:02 -0700

Pashua ist a tool for creating native Aqua dialog windows for Perl, PHP, Tcl, Python, Ruby, Rexx and shell scripts as well as AppleScript. The GUI elements which can be used for such dialogs include text input fields (single-line and multi-line), checkboxes, radiobuttons, combo boxes, popup menus, open panels or buttons. Moreover, it's possible to embed images or PDFs. Any data submitted from the dialog will be passed on to the calling script, which can (of course) use it for anything.visit Pashua

Sveinbjorn Thordarson's Mac OS X Software Website

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:47:45 -0700

[Sveinbjorn] develops applications for Apple's Mac OS X operating system. All these applications are free, open-source software distributed under the terms and conditions of the Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License.visit Sveinbjorn Thordarson's Mac OS X Software Website

Platypus

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:44:41 -0700

Platypus is a powerful developer tool for creating application wrappers around scripts, i.e. for creating MacOS X applications that execute a bundled script. Scripts can thus be run seamlessly from the graphical window environment, making elegant Mac OS X-native applications from scripts.visit Platypus

Fugu

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:35:50 -0700

Fugu is a graphical frontend to the commandline Secure File Transfer application (SFTP). SFTP is similar to FTP, but unlike FTP, the entire session is encrypted, meaning no passwords are sent in cleartext form, and is thus much less vulnerable to third-party interception.visit Fugu

iHook

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:34:05 -0700

iHook is a graphical frontend for any commandline executable. It gives scripts a pleasant Aqua face, and allows script writers to provide graphical feedback without having to learn one of the higher APIs available for Mac OS X.visit iHook

RsyncX -- Rsync with HFS+ support

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 07:21:52 -0700

RsyncX is an implementation of rsync with HFS+ support and configuration through a command line (Terminal) or graphical user interface.visit RsyncX -- Rsync with HFS+ support